A Times-Picayune analysis found that more than 3,600 oil wells drilled on land or in marsh are now in open water. To do so, the newspaper used the U.S. Geological Survey’s historical shoreline maps.

Mikeal Berthelot, Jr., was navigating the mouth of the Mississippi River in his shrimp boat, a stretch of water he’d traversed many times before. The water was calm. The sun beat down. His deckhand ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose by 1 this week, according to new data that ...

Off-shore oil drilling currently accounts for over 35% of the world's total oil production, and that number has consistently risen over recent history. While a majority of oil extraction takes place ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When a Texas oil company first announced controversial plans to reactivate three drilling rigs off the coast of ...

The Permian Basin Petroleum Association says there is an encouraging amount of oil and natural gas drilling in the Basin and other experts report that the wide array of factors at play brews a great ...

With two weeks left in office, President Joe Biden is ending his presidency the same way he started it: halting oil production. On Monday, he announced a ban on offshore oil and natural gas drilling ...

A drilling rig is shown near Arnegard, North Dakota, in September 2024. Advancements in drilling technology are helping oil ...

A new proposal from the Trump administration that could open the eastern Gulf to oil drilling is causing the rarest of things in Florida: agreement. In just the first 24 hours after the administration ...